工人在斯里兰卡北部贾夫纳地区詹曼尼扩建火葬场时意外发现人类遗骸，随后的考古发掘共出土572具遗骨，被认为是斯里兰卡有史以来最大的万人坑1。这些遗骸包括儿童和婴儿，均未穿衣物且紧密堆放，浅埋仅1-2米深，不符合印度教埋葬传统1。
这些遗骸被认为与1983-2009年斯里兰卡内战期间的法外杀人和强制失踪事件有关1。那场持续26年的冲突导致约10万人死亡，约2.3万人失踪，其中大多数是泰米尔人1。1998年法庭曾判处五名士兵死刑，因其强奸和谋杀了18岁泰米尔女生Krishanthi Kumaraswamy及其三名家庭成员；其中一名被定罪士兵Somaratne Rajapske在法庭作证称，1990年代中期有300-400人被杀害并埋在詹曼尼1。人权委员会报告指出，"有合理可能性这些埋葬是非法的，源于法外杀人"1。
过去20多个万人坑未有任何一个被明确与强制失踪或法外杀人相关联，也未导致任何起诉1。斯里兰卡政府于2018年成立失踪人员办公室，但受害者称进展甚微1。司法部长Harshana Nanayakkara表示将继续挖掘、分析骨骼并进行DNA检测，已要求失踪者家属提供DNA样本1。联合国已敦促斯里兰卡寻求国际协助进行身份识别和追究责任，但历届政府强烈反对国际调查1。
Workers uncovered what is believed to be Sri Lanka's largest mass grave while expanding a crematorium in Jaffna district in the country's north 1. Archaeological excavation of the site in Chemmani revealed 572 sets of human remains, including those of children and infants 1. The discovery has been linked to extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances during Sri Lanka's civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009 and resulted in approximately 100,000 deaths and around 23,000 missing persons, predominantly Tamil civilians 1.
The remains were found buried shallowly—only one to two meters deep—with bodies stacked tightly together and unclothed, inconsistent with Hindu burial practices 1. A human rights commission report noted there was "a reasonable possibility these burials were unlawful, resulting from extrajudicial killings" 1. The discovery carries particular significance given that over 20 previous mass graves have not been formally linked to forced disappearances or extrajudicial executions, nor have they prompted any prosecutions 1. One convicted soldier, Somaratne Rajapakse, testified in court that 300 to 400 people were killed and buried at Chemmani in the mid-1990s 1.
Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara stated the government would continue excavating, analyzing bones, and conducting DNA testing, and has requested DNA samples from families of the missing 1. Sri Lanka established an Office of Missing Persons in 2018, though victims' families report minimal progress 1. The United Nations has urged Sri Lanka to seek international assistance with identification and accountability efforts, but successive governments have strongly opposed international investigations 1.
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